Blood streaked on outside of eggshell

[flockof5]

This has never happened before. I have 5 hens, they are less than a year old. This morning, one of them laid an egg that had blood streaked on the outside of it. Is this a sign of a serious problem? Thanks!

 

[Chicken Woman]

I have had that happen but nothing came of it.

 

[Bluedog420]

It is the sign of her first egg...

 

[LocoPollo]

Yep, mine did that as well on her first egg. Her second egg was clean.

 

[kyeschicks]

Mine did too

 

[allaboutdemchicks]

Diddo. Never another.

 

[kristenm1975]

Yep. I got that last week too and I think one of my pullets just started laying. Can't be sure because I have a silver phoenix who stopped laying due to the shortening days and I've had the girls on 16 hours of light a day, so it's either she's started again or one of more of my turkens has begun.

 

[Attack Chicken]

I agree. It's probably her first egg. She has to get accustom to laying eggs so her vent cant stretch to let the egg out. Mine had it to.

 

[kinnip]

Darn near gives ya heart attack don't it?

I thought someone was dying when I found one. Turns out, they're just tiny first timers.

 

[NCchickenlady]

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Same here, First egg and she talked about it for about a 1/2 hour!! She walked over and showed it to me and when I took it she was very not so pleased! LOL I left it with her to show the other girls and removed it when she got busy eating...
Its always a big to do in the coop for my first time layers!